Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRYOR·NCES 402520001320
Jefferson Elementary School
400 S E 6th, Pryor, OK 74361 · (918) 825-1374 · Mayes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
171 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 68%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within PRYOR. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.7%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
38.4%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oklahoma's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jefferson Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary School this school | 274 | 62.4% | 35.2% |
| Skiatook Elementary School Skiatook | 341 | 61.9% | 37.0% |
| Central Elementary School Sallisaw | 329 | 65.0% | N/A |
| Robert E Lee Early Childhood Durant | 212 | 60.8% | N/A |
| Davis Elementary School Davis | 353 | 63.2% | 40.3% |
| Francis Elementary School Ada | 201 | 65.7% | 48.0% |
Matched among Oklahoma elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jefferson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Mayes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #310 of 555 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #251 of 651 | #3 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #290 of 523 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #570 of 941 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #54 of 708 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #196 of 708 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #590 of 876 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #386 of 548 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
274
+49 (+22%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 274 | 20.9 | 13.1:1 | 62% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 21.2 | 13.4:1 | 58% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 21.2 | 13.3:1 | 65% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 18 | 12.5:1 | 59% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 19.9 | 15.0:1 | 68% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 70% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 17 | 16.6:1 | 55% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 261 | 15 | 17.4:1 | 38% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 15 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (298 to 274); teachers up 5% (19.9 to 20.9).
About Jefferson Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Jefferson Elementary School serves students in Pryor, Oklahoma. It educates 274 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Oklahoma is about 366 students.
Jefferson Elementary School belongs to PRYOR, a district of 5 schools and 2,910 students.
The most common group at Jefferson Elementary School is White students, at 39%. The school is also 28% multiracial, 26% Native American, and 6% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 63%. Jefferson Elementary School's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Jefferson Elementary School, 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Oklahoma have 15.6:1, compared with 13.1:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 62% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Mayes County average 64%.
The allk12 Grade for Jefferson Elementary School is C+. Compared with Oklahoma public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.2% at Jefferson Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.2%.
Census estimates describe Mayes County this way: the median household income is $60,305, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Besides Jefferson Elementary School, Mayes County has 21 other public schools.
The closest public school, Pryor High School, is about 0.6 miles from Jefferson Elementary School. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Jefferson Elementary School places 2nd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Jefferson Elementary School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, Jefferson Elementary School's enrollment climbed 22%, to 274.
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Mayes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,604
Census ACS
Median income
$60,305
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,860 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PRYOR
- Pryor High SchoolHigh · 872 students
- Pryor Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
Other schools in Pryor
- Pryor High SchoolHigh · 872 students
- Pryor Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Osage Public SchoolElementary · 94 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary School is the 111th largest of the 144.
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolArdmore, OK · 396 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolShawnee, OK · 348 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolNorman, OK · 331 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolJefferson, GA · 1,011 students
- Jefferson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 886 students
Nearby schools
- Pryor High School0.6 mi · 872
- Pryor Middle School0.6 mi · 626
- Lincoln Elementary School0.8 mi · 621
- Roosevelt Elementary School1.2 mi · 517
- Osage Public School4.8 mi · 94
- Chouteau Elementary School7.3 mi · 157
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson Elementary School?
Jefferson Elementary School enrolls approximately 274 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Jefferson Elementary School serve?
Jefferson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary School.
How diverse is Jefferson Elementary School?
Jefferson Elementary School reports a student body of 39% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 28% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Elementary School public or private?
Jefferson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PRYOR.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.